ICD-Code F51.4: Sleep terrors [night terrors]
You experience fear or panic while sleeping.
Your body recovers during sleep. In addition, sleep helps to consolidate memories and process emotions. Sleep typically follows a specific sequence. There are deep sleep phases and lighter sleep phases. These phases alternate during sleep.
Experiencing intense fear or panic during sleep can cause you to wake up. You might also scream while doing so. Your body may also react with sudden thrashing, a rapid heart rate, or sweating. During this time, you are typically unresponsive. After waking up, you can usually remember little or nothing of what happened.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
The explanation of the ICD code was provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).
